alpaca_new_order: Request a new order
In mkearney/alpacar: Interface to Alpaca Market API

Description Usage Arguments Value See Also

View source: R/orders.R

Places a new order for the given account. An order request may be rejected if the account is not authorized for trading, or if the tradable balance is insufficient to fill the order.

alpaca_new_order(
  symbol,
  qty = 1,
  side = "buy",
  type = "market",
  time_in_force = "day",
  limit_price = NULL,
  stop_price = NULL,
  extended_hours = FALSE,
  client_order_id = NULL,
  order_class = NULL,
  take_profit = NULL,
  stop_loss = NULL
)

`symbol`	symbol or asset ID to identify the asset to trade
`qty`	number of shares to trade
`side`	buy or sell
`type`	market, limit, stop, or stop_limit
`time_in_force`	stringRequired day, gtc, opg, cls, ioc, fok. Please see Understand Orders for more info.
`limit_price`	string<number>Required required if type is limit or stop_limit
`stop_price`	string<number>Required required if type is stop or stop_limit
`extended_hours`	boolean (default) false. If true, order will be eligible to execute in premarket/afterhours. Only works with type limit and time_in_force day.
`client_order_id`	string (<= 48 characters) A unique identifier for the order. Automatically generated if not sent.
`order_class`	string simple, bracket, oco or oto. For details of non-simple order classes, please see Bracket Order Overview
`take_profit`	object Additional parameters for take-profit leg of advanced orders limit_price string<number>Required required for bracket orders
`stop_loss`	Additional parameters for stop-loss leg of advanced orders